Rainbow Dash shot across the cool Autumn sky.
"I can't be late, I just can't!" She was saying to herself. She had promised to help Twilight Sparkle reshelve all the books in the library.
"Jeez, why did I agree to this." She thought aloud.
Her cyan fur rustled in the wind, her multi-chromatic mane whipping at her back. She was picking up speed as she jetted across Ponyville towards the library, when she smacked face first into the frightened, yellow body of Fluttershy.
Fluttershy was just on her way back to her house to start planting her fall flora, when Rainbow Dash flew straight into her at top speed, startling her. They both tumbled back to earth, and hit the ground just outside Sugar Cube Corner.
"Oh R-Rainbow Dash! I'm so, so sorry!" Fluttershy whimpered, "I-its just, I was flying home and I didnt see you and I jus-"
"No way Shy," Rainbow Dash cut her off. "It was totally my fault. I wasn't looking where I was going. I should probably concentrate more when I'm in the air. I'm sorry."
"Oh, its alright Rainbow Dash. I uh, kinda w-wanted to um a-ask you a question..." said Fluttershy meekly before hiding behind her pink mane.
Rainbow knew there was something wrong, she'd known Fluttershy since they were just fillies in flight school. She was shy but never around her.
"What is it?" She asked cautiously.
"Um, d-do you... maybe... wanna... go on a... pic-nic... with me, I mean?" Fluttershy asked, her voice growing softer as her sentence progressed.
"Well sure!" Exclaimed Rainbow Dash, "Why didn't you just ask? But can it wait till later, I told Twilight I'd help her out with some library stuff, but after that I'd love to have a pic-nic!"
Fluttershy was surprised she had said yes, but very happy as well.
"Oh yay, i'll get some stuff ready and meet you back here in 3 hours?" She asked
"Make it 2." And with that Rainbow shot off towards the library.
